Immodest Proposals

Immodest ProposalsIn December 2000 George W. Bush became president by dint of a Supreme Court decision warped shamelessly in his direction. He may have lost the popular vote, but he won the game. In compensation for a limited intellectual spirit, he now placed his reliance on big-money advisers who were used to playing with high stakes.Tax cuts for the rich characterized the first eight months of his administration. In that period he also took more vacations than any U.S. president before him. C...